#myplate

[poetic-bipolar-mind]

Rationale behind the Dietary Guidelines

Discover how the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines can help you build healthier habits! Learn about nutrient-dense foods, MyPlate, and tips to reduce added sugars. 🥗💪 #HealthyEating #NutritionTips #BalancedDiet #MyPlate #WellnessJourney

The rationale behind the Dietary Guidelines is to encourage individuals to have healthy eating patterns in every stage of their life. It explains how people need to make changes in their eating habits as they progress through the stages of life. These various guidelines were developed so that individuals would have direction in what the right choices are to meet their nutritional needs, achieve a…

[sappholopodding]

i want to see MyPlate optimized.

i know the ideal proportions; i WANT the ideal setup. what’s the best protein. what’s the best vegetable. what nutrients are valued over others??? how many can we include?? how much overlap is allowed before you’re excluding another fundamental vitamin? are we suggesting berries, legumes, drupes, etc. for fruit? please.

[wellnesgreen]

Looking for answers to all your healthy plate-related questions? Look no further! Discover the five essential components of a healthy plate, learn about the difference between MyPlate and Healthy Eating Plate, and get tips on how to make a healthy plate. Plus, find out which materials are best for healthy plates and how to plate your food for weight loss. And don't forget to learn about the best plate size for weight loss. Stay healthy and informed with our expert guidance.

[megamealprepfit]

National Nutrition Month

Happy National Nutrition Month! Homegrown Herbs Healthy Eating tips Easy Recipes

You may doubt yourself for growing your own produce, however it is much more possible than you think. There is nothing better than having fresh herbs to cook and enjoy with your meals and they are easy to grow. I have been in love with my indoor garden for my fresh herbs. I must say basil and dill grow crazy fast so, I will be looking into recipes on how to use these herbs the most. View this…

[cindyjt]

Why are children afraid of trying new food? There's an answer to that question that will blow your mind! Join Cindy and Alison to find out what causes the fear and how we can avoid making it a life-long issue.

[foodfunfantasy]

How about some desi Bengali Lunch today ⁉️⁉️⁉️ In Frame: Luchi, Choler Dal, Jhuri Jhuri Aloo Bhaja, Begun Bhaja, Rice, Phulkopi Roast, Pulao, Mutton Kosha and Salad 😋😋😋 . . . #food #bengalilunch #bengalifood #muttonkosha #luchicholardal #myplate (at Kolkata - The City of Joy) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn8wifWvQH7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cleaduvalls]

oh so this class is going to make my eating disorder worse. lovely

[morningmantra]

Healthy Diet for Optimal Health and Wellbeing

Healthy Diet for Optimal Health and Wellbeing

Eating a healthy diet is more than just avoiding junk food. It’s about nourishing your body with the right balance of nutrients to function optimally, feel energized, and prevent chronic diseases. Here are some key principles to guide you towards a healthy and sustainable diet: 1. Prioritize Whole Foods: Fruits and vegetables: Packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants, these…

[cirrus-grey]

Have just discovered the hilarious fact that you can apparently bypass google's ai overview feature by adding the word "fuck" to your search.

"How many vegetables should I eat" gets an ai but "How many vegetables should I eat fuck" and "how many fucking vegetables should I eat" both skip right to the MyPlate website as the top search result. They must have completely scrubbed curses from their database.

[pahtoosh]

apologies and kisses

[image ID: pictures on a light purple background. there are five different baby blankets, a few different bottles of laundry detergent, and an image of chris evans as steve rogers looking smug and another of sebastian stan looking comedically distraught/.end ID]

masterlist

summer celebration masterlist

18+

wc: ~2200 words

warnings: having to do chores. baby is kind of dramatic in this(but justified!)

a/n: the movies moodboards are back. this is the first post of my summer celebration!!! also my first "and kisses" piece!!! "and kisses" just means there are lots of kisses and this is important because i love kisses :)

pairing: stucky x gn!little!reader (Dada = Steve, Baba = Bucky, Daddies = both Steve and Bucky)

summary: Steve leaves you and Bucky alone for a day and your Baba manages to make a mistake worthy of an apology and lots of kisses

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“Okay, I’m leaving for my meeting now!” Steve called out. “Just making this announcement in case one of my loves wants to show me some love before I go!” 

Your dada would never leave without a proper goodbye unless it was an emergency, but he likes teasing you. You took the bait every time. 

“Dada! Dada wait!” You rushed to the door and “caught” Steve just as he was about to open the door. 

“Oh goodness! You just barely made it, pumpkin. I was practically out the door!” He set down his briefcase and gave you a hug and kiss. He looked over your shoulder for any sign of Bucky. “Hm. Only one of my loves came to say goodbye. I guess that’s it then. Bye sweetheart, I’ll see you later tonight.”

“No! No! Baba! Baba, come say bye bye to Dada, you have to!”

Bucky shook his head at your and Steve’s antics. He walked leisurely down the hallway before kissing Steve goodbye. 

“You sure took your time,” Dada teased. 

“I can’t be spoiling you now. Sometimes ya gotta play a lil’ hard to get.” Bucky winked. 

Steve laughed and muttered idiot before returning the kiss. “You two gonna be okay without me?”

“Yes, Steve. I’ve got the schedule and the chore chart and the MyPlate chart that you printed out for me. Twice. Relax, I’ve got this. They’re my baby too, you know.”

Your dada sighed. “I know, and I trust you but it’s been a while since we’ve been separated.”

Bucky rubbed his shoulders. “We’re gonna be fine, it’s only for a few hours-”

“Six hours.”

“And those six hours will be fun and productive thanks to the schedule you lovingly created for us. We’ll be okay, you can just focus on your meeting. Unless that’s why you’re acting like a mother hen right now.” Bucky raised an eyebrow. “Are you worrying about us so you don’t have to think about your meeting?”

Steve stood a little straighter and fixed his tie. “Steve Rogers doesn’t run away from his problems. But if he did, that’d be a pretty darn good reason.”

Bucky laughed. “Okay, Captain. Whatever you say, now go kick some ass.”

“Language.” He kissed you one more time. “Bye, sweetheart.” He kissed Bucky. “Be good.”

“Why am I being told to ‘be good’?”

“Because our sweet little angel is always good. You’re the trouble around here.” Steve smiled at you and walked out the door, closing it behind him before your baba could respond. 

“Unbelievable. Did you hear that, lovie? Dada’s talking as if he wasn’t the biggest troublemaker his whole life.” He stopped looking at the door to face you. “How ‘bout those chores? Should we get started on them?”

“Don’t wannaaaa,” you whined. 

“I know, me neither but we gotta show Dada how responsible I can be. Will you help me with that, baby?”

“Mmm. Okay. But then I don’t have to eat Dada’s veggie sprouts for dinner.”

Your baba threw his head back in laughter. “Trust me, angel. Baba wouldn’t make you eat that mess even if you were the naughtiest baby in the world.”

𓏲 ࣪₊♡

Two hours later, you and Bucky had finished watering the plants, cleaning your playroom, and doing the dishes. The only two chores left on Steve’s list were to dust all the shelves and lamps in the house and do the laundry. Bucky hated dusting, so he was saving that task for last. 

He stood a little straighter and used his sergeant voice to grab your attention. “Agent baby, I have a very important task for you.”

You copied his posture. “I’m listenin’, sargan’ baba!”

“I need you to round up all the blankies in the playroom and living room and escort them to the laundry room. And bring any loose socks you see on your way. Those tricky little guys have escaped us for the last time.”

“Yes, sargan’ baba!” You did as he said, gathering the lightweight blankets that collected on the back of the couch and in one of your playroom’s baskets. You carefully walked to the laundry room with your huge pile of blankets nearly blocking your whole face. 

“I gots dem, Baba!”

“That’s very impressive, baby! And in record time too,” Bucky praised. He took the blankets from your hands and placed them into the machine. “One, two, three, four, five, si- wait, we’re missing one. Where’s your blankie, lovie?”

You looked up innocently. “Bankie’s not dirty.”

“Now I know that’s not true. I can’t remember the last time we washed blankie.”

“But, but what if bankie don’ like the water?” You pouted and formed a crease between your brows. 

“Blankie will be fine, sweetheart. Blankets are meant to be washed! And don’t you want your blankie to be fresh and clean? Think about how you feel after a nice bath. Good, right?”

You looked down and played with the hem of your shirt. “Yah, feels good.”

“Okay, then can you get blankie for me? Or do you want sergeant baba to come with you?”

“No, I do it!” You straightened up and rushed to get your blankie, wanting to show Baba your independence. 

You carefully handed blankie to Bucky. 

“Thank you, doll. Now blankie’s gonna take a little trip with these other blankies and when they’re done they’re gonna be all clean! While I do this can you look for the feather duster in the closet? I’ll be back out in a minute.”

“Okay, Baba!”

Now alone with the washing machine, Bucky turned the knob to the correct settings and reached for the detergent. There were three different bottles on the shelf. Wait, which brand is used for blankets? How much are you supposed to use? And who needs three different kinds of laundry detergent?

Steve had been taking care of the laundry lately in exchange for Bucky cleaning the kitchen. Steve was also more particular about how fabrics felt after washing, explaining the need for different detergents. Bucky decided to put a little bit of each detergent in the machine and hope for the best. He pressed the start button and left to find you and the feather duster. 

𓏲 ࣪₊♡

Not too long later, every bookshelf and lampshade in the house was dust-free, Bucky put the blankets in the dryer, and you both ate lunch. By the time the dishes were cleaned, the dryer played a happy tune signaling that the blankets were dry. 

“Baba! Is blankie time!”

He gasped. “Blankie time? We gotta move fast! Hold on baby, Baba’s gonna get you there!” He lifted you off his lap and carried you to the laundry room, moving up and down while making airplane noises. 

“Wooosh! Wooosh! Wow, baby, look at how fast you’re going!”

You squealed and held onto Bucky’s Henley for dear life. “I’m zoomin! I go so high so fast!”

“Aaaand we’ve made it to blankieland!” He put on a voice and pretended to talk into a radio. “Passengers, we have just landed in blankieland. Please stay still while we take out the blankies and give your Babas a kiss for the ride.”

You giggled and kissed Bucky on the cheek before wiggling out of his arms. “Mwah! Down please!”

He set you down and opened the dryer, putting all the blankets into a clean basket so he could take out the dryer lint while you got your blankie. He closed the door and then turned to you. 

“So, how’s blankie? All clean and fresh?”

“B-Baba?” Your lip was trembling and your eyes were filling up with tears. 

“Oh, baby what’s wrong?” He crouched down to your level.

“My blankie! You ruined blankie!” You dropped blankie and ran to your room crying. 

Confused, Bucky picked up your blanket from the floor and a pant of guilt hit him. Blotches of the fabric were discolored. It made your blanket look like someone spilled Steve’s green juice on it. He inspected the other blankets and for some reason, only yours was affected. 

Baba felt so bad for ruining something that meant so much to you. He wanted to go comfort you, but sometimes you needed time alone after a conflict. 

While giving you some space, Bucky tried to fix his mistake. He thought about all the ways he could get the stains out. He tried a stain-removing pen, but there was no change. He got a small part wet and blotted it with a towel. Again, nothing happened. Surely putting it into the machine again wouldn’t fix things, that's how he got into this mess. And he was hesitant to try vinegar, the idea of your blanket being stained and smelly was too much. With no other solutions left to try, Bucky went to go check on you. 

Luckily, you left your door wide open. You were so distracted that you just ran straight toward crying into your pillow and stuffies. Bucky could hear your cries all around the house. He was concerned about how long you’d been crying for. How much time did he spend in that laundry room?

“Baby? Baby, I’m so sorry. Baba’s so sorry he ruined your blankie.” Bucky carefully sat down on your bed and rubbed your back in a soothing gesture. “I’ll buy you a new blankie, yeah? I’ll buy you as many as you want, as big as you want, as colorful as you want.”

He couldn’t be too sure, but he might’ve heard you sob the word “no” three times. 

“Angel, I’m so sorry. I just wanted you to have a clean blankie. When Dada gets back I’ll have him teach me how to clean blankie the correct way, okay? Maybe he can fix this.” Bucky actually wasn’t sure this was something that could be fixed, but he’d say anything to make you happy. “It was an honest mistake, angel. Can you forgive me?”

“I never forgive you, Baba! Never ever ever ever!” You smashed your face into a pillow and kept sobbing. 

Bucky sighed and held his head in his hands. He was hoping for an ounce of Steve’s patience right now. He thought about taking you over to the tower himself. You could see Steve sooner. Maybe some of the other Avengers would still be there and they could help cheer you up. Or maybe he could bribe you with treats, he did just go grocery shopping yesterday...

Luckily, your Dada was just about to park the car. He opened the door expecting to see either you running up to him or you and Bucky sleeping on the couch, exhausted from all the chores. He was not expecting to hear you crying. Steve quickly took off his shoes and found the two of you. 

“What’s going on?” It was an odd scene, you lying face down in the middle of the bed, sobbing while Bucky was perched on the edge about to pull his hair out. 

You turned over and reached out to Dada, still whimpering. He picked you up and reached for a tissue to clean your face. “What’s got my little sweetheart so worked up, hmm?”

“B-Baba wuined bankie.” You hid your face in Steve’s neck, too tired to do anything else. 

Dada looked over to Bucky with a raised brow. 

“I was doing the laundry and I messed up blankie.”

“Show me.”

Bucky left to get blankie while Steve sat on your bed with you in his lap. “Sweetheart, look at me.”

You whined and nuzzled deeper into Steve’s shoulder. 

He sighed and rubbed your back, beginning to talk anyway. “I know how much blankie means to you, baby. I’m sorry Baba ruined it. Did Baba say sorry to you?”

You sniffled. “Ya.”

“And did you forgive him?”

You didn’t answer. 

“Babyyy,” he said in a warning tone. Steve did not appreciate unanswered questions. 

“No. I say I never forgive him.”

He sucked in a breath. “That’s harsh, now why would you say that?”

“Because blankie!”

“I know, I know. But don’t you think Baba is a little more important than blankie? I bet Baba’s real sorry even without your crying.”

Bucky came into your room with blankie. Steve reached for it and inspected the damage. 

“You poured the detergent straight onto it instead of using the slot, didn’t you?”

“How did you know that?”

Steve grimaced. “I made that mistake too. With my own blanket, thankfully. This kind of fabric just soaks it up. And why are the splotches different colors? Which detergent did you use?”

Bucky scratched the back of his neck. “All of them?” Steve’s eyes widened. “I didn’t use a lot! Just a little of each. Why do we need three different kinds anyway?”

Steve laughed. “It’s okay, Buck. I’ll show you the ropes next time.” He turned to you. “See, baby? It was an accident. Baba was trying so hard to clean blankie that he used three whole different soaps!”

You giggled softly and snuck a peek at your daddies. Steve looked hopeful while Bucky still looked sad and a little embarrassed. You didn’t like seeing Baba so down. You reached out to him. 

He looked surprised. “You want me to hold you?” When you nodded, he reached out to pick you up. He pressed his forehead to yours, closing his eyes. “Again, I’m so sorry baby. Baba didn’t know.”

You held his face with both hands. “Is okay Baba. Sorry for being a meanie.”

He laughed. “You’re no meanie, angel.” He kissed you and then cuddled you, mouthing thank you to Steve over your shoulder. 

The next day, your daddies took you on a trip to buy a new blankie and Steve spent an hour showing Bucky how to do the laundry. He even took notes and laminated them to keep in the laundry room.

[melathinn]

As it turns out bringing attention to my eating habits my weight and my mental health has backfired! Terribly!

I’m going to see a nutritionist bc my therapist told me to and I have great insurance and my general health habits are just fucked right now. Just filling out the questionnaire was a little emotional even though my eating and body image is leaps and bounds better than it was, but my disorder eating was never once validated by anyone, quite the opposite. I feel like I never got closure, I just had to figure it out myself once I was mentally stable. So fingers crossed this helps me heal bc I’m approaching my hw and tbh it’s really really really upsetting.

[jtl-fics]

omg i also forgot to mention ur tags djjdjsj LMAO kevin day vs nutritionist is so funny and then about bombarding aaron and katelyn about it later LMFAO SO FUNNY

also we stan an amazing oscar award winning actress gs

Aaron gets war flashbacks whenever he sees a food pyramid. Kevin has opinions on it. In 2010 they'd have the MyPyramid nutrition guide which Kevin also doesn't like but at least it's better.

When they move onto the MyPlate food guide in 2011 Kevin is expecting Aaron and Katelyn to have full opinions on it. They may or may not block his phone number for some peace.

Did Kevin try to leave a business card with the hospital's nutritionist telling him to call Kevin before he got someone killed? Absolutely. Did Wymack slap it out of his hand and ask when Kevin had printed new ones? The answer is there was a Black Friday sale.

GS is a method actress she only spoke in Polish with Paul the whole way to Columbia so she could shift her brain. Paul, innocent sweet paul (so many people thought he was evil, I still feel bad), is always in to mess with people.

[border-collie]

I'm sure this has been said before, but imo the biggest problem with MyPlate is people don't eat like that. A plate of pasta doesn't look like that. A salad doesn't look like that. Soup doesn't look like that. Even if it's got the same ratios as in the plate.

[feralthembo]

i just think its funny how nurselady handed me that myplate paper that shows what a hEaLtHy meal looks like and i was like "lol yeah thats a standard dinner for us" and she was like "OH haha i guess youre already pretty set then" yeah no shit you think youre the first medical professional to get up in my business about what i eat? did i not inform you about being forced to dieticians as a child? which one are you, stupid or cruel?

[whsprings]

I don't think that having an ed is a choice but also if had I made different choices as a young teen I wouldn't be in this boat. for example if I had decided to start counting calories and mfp hadn't given me a goal of 1200 calories per day I would have been far less likely to cut my intake as much as I did. or had I never gotten an assignment in 8th grade to track everything i ate using the infamous myplate website, i would have been far less likely to become overly aware of how many calories and grams of fat were in my favorite breakfast. or had I never clicked on the "whale" tag on instagram under a drawing of a narwhal and found it flooded with pro-ana posts of people doing body checks and calling themselves "whales," I would have been far less likely to explore that community as a vulnerable, impressionable young teen. I don't think I even meant to click the tag. I forget what my original point was going to be but I guess it just sucks that such seemingly small moments led my life astray in such a massive way, and that corporations have some level of responsibility for the way their content influences lives. it makes me wonder what other small moments/choices have dramatically influenced my life like that. and it's wild how even if these things hadn't happened I still could have ended up with an ed anyway.

[tomorrowusa]

Perhaps the most bizarre food statistic I've seen this month: 12% of the US population accounts for 50% of all the beef consumed in the country. So one-eighth of the US has serious nutrition issues and enjoys raising their risk of colon cancer.

One thing anybody can do immediately to halt the advance of climate change is to reduce the consumption of meat – beef in particular.

One of the biggest drivers of the climate crisis, accounting for a third of the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions, is food production, with meat – particularly beef – at the top of the list. The US is the biggest consumer of beef in the world, but, according to new research, it’s actually a small percentage of people who are doing most of the eating. A recent study shows that on any given day, just 12% of people in the US account for half of all beef consumed in the US. "It may be that some of those 12% don’t realize the impacts that beef has on their health or the environment,” said study author Diego Rose, professor and director of nutrition at Tulane University. “The concern is, on a usual basis, are you eating a disproportionate amount?”

So here's who makes up a disproportionate percentage of disproportionate beef eaters.

Men and people between the ages of 50 and 65 were more likely to be in what the researchers dubbed as “disproportionate beef eaters”, defined as those who, based on a recommended daily 2,200 calorie-diet,eat more than four ounces – the rough equivalent of more than one hamburger – daily.The study analyzed one-day dietary snapshots from over 10,000 US adults over a four-year period. White people were among those more likely to eat more beef, compared with other racial and ethnic groups like Black and Asian Americans.

As for those who don't stuff themselves with beef...

Older adults, college graduates, and those who looked up MyPlate, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) online nutritional educational campaign, were far less likely to consume a disproportionate amount of beef.

Of course gender is a factor.

The USDA recommends eating no more than 4oz (113 grams) of all meat, poultry and egg products. On average, teenage boys consume more meat, poultry and eggs than is recommended by these guidelines, and for adult men, the distance from the recommendations is even greater, the study reveals. Experts say there are deep historical and cultural reasons why beef intake is higher for men and boys. “There’s this connection between meat consumption and masculinity,” said Joshua Specht, author of the book Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America. “Historically, to be a successful man in America meant eating beef.”

So white males between 50 and 65 with no college clearly make up much of the 12% mega-carnivore group. Isn't that cohort also a big part of the MAGA base?

Regardless of who is doing all that chomping, reducing meat consumption has major benefits for the planet.

A recent study published in Nature shows that if by 2050, people substitute half of the global beef, chicken, pork and milk consumption for plant-based alternatives, emissions from agriculture and land use to produce these animal products would decline by 31%. The way to approach such substitution should focus on “trying to convince people to start with a gradual change”, said Marta Kozicka who authored the substitution study, “as radical solutions might be a bit difficult to accept for some people”.

I'm already vegetarian but need to do better than that. So I have switched to soy milk for coffee creamer and made a modest reduction in cheese consumption. We can all do something.